Bogota Open: Stearns advances to second round

American Peyton Stearns reached the second round of the Bogota Open by winning against Spanish qualifier Rosa Vicens Mas 6-3, 6-1 at the Country Club Bogota on Tuesday.

Stearns, ranked No 116, will face the winner of the match between Russian Elina Avanesyan and Italian Sara Errani, the No 5 seed, next.

Bogota WTA 250, other first-round results (Country Club Bogota, clay, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Elina Avanesyan vs. Sara Errani
• Elise Mertens vs. Mirjam Bjorklund
• Despina Papamichail vs. Nuria Brancaccio
• Nadia Podoroska vs. Sinja Kraus
• Aliona Bolsova vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Emiliana Arango vs. Harmony Tan: tuesday
• Tatjana Maria (2) beat Katrina Scott: 6-1, 6-4
• Carolina M. Alves vs. Dayana Yastremska: tuesday
• Tamara Zidansek beat Reka Luca Jani: 6-0, 6-1
• Carol Zhao beat Maria Lourdes Carle: 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6)
• Francesca Jones beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (3): 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Natalija Stevanovic (Q) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 7-6 (1), 7-5
• Eugenie Bouchard (WC) beat Ylena In-Albon: 6-3, 6-2
• Laura Pigossi (6) beat Antonia Samudio (WC): 6-1, 6-0
• Kamilla Rakhimova (4) beat Raluka Serban: 7-6 (3), 6-3